Man wanted for killing brother 5 years ago arrested
A North West District (NWD) man, who was wanted for the murder of his brother, 34-year-old Clinton Henry back in 2018, was on Thursday arrested at Five Star Landing, Region One (Barima-Waini).
Police stated that ranks went to a shop that is operated by a 24-year-old female, to search for arms, ammunition and narcotics but instead intercepted 33-year-old Gordon Henry.
“At about 04:30h on Thursday, April 20, 2023, ranks from the Port Kaituma Police Station acted on information received and went to Five Star Landing, North West District (NWD), where they searched the shop of a 24-year-old female for arms, ammunition and narcotics.”
The release added that the ranks did not find anything illegal, and Henry, who was wanted by the Police for the murder of Clinton Henry, also a miner, which occurred on May 5, 2018, at Yambay, Eclipse Falls Top, NWD, was arrested.
As such, the wanted murder suspect was told of the offence committed and cautioned during which he stated “Da man wudda kill me if I didn’t kill he”. He was escorted to Port Kaituma Police Station and is expected to be charged soon.
It was reported that the now dead man was imbibing with his brother, Gordon Henry, in front of their parents’ home at Yambay and was later found with a wound to his head.
He was taken to the Port Kaituma Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect had gone into hiding until Thursday, when he was arrested.